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so it's far too early to say that president obama is going to win re-election. we don't know that yet. there's been good news. politically, with job creation as the republican prime hear been going on. i mean it is neck and neck and is going to remain that way. especially here in florida. a place that is so hard-hit by foreclosures, by the economy. so absolutely, i think a republican nominee has a chance against the president. >> jeff and erin, thanks for stiging around. appreciate it. >>> so the best political news team in the business takes us through tonight's primary results. kicking off at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. if you don't want to miss newt gingrich's supporter herman cain on "now" with alex wagner coming up in our next hour. ♪ he was a 21st century global nomad ♪ ♪ home was an airport lounge and an ipad ♪ ♪ made sure his credit score did not go bad ♪ ♪ with a free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ app that he had ♪ downloaded it in the himalayas ♪ ♪ while meditating like a true playa ♪ ♪ now when he's surfing down in ch
so it's far too early to say that president obama is going to win re-election. we don't know that yet. there's been good news. politically, with job creation as the republican prime hear been going on. i mean it is neck and neck and is going to remain that way. especially here in florida. a place that is so hard-hit by foreclosures, by the economy. so absolutely, i think a republican nominee has a chance against the president. >> jeff and erin, thanks for stiging around. appreciate it....
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the dress michelle obama wore on election night, maybe you recognized it. it's one she's worn twice in the past at a military event in 2010 and first to a holiday party in '09. a source told "people" magazine she was so busy with the campaign, she had no time to think about an outfit for that evening. she reportedly decided to pick that at the last minute. it was a fifth place finish for roseanne barr. no joke here, the comedienne finished fifth in the presidential election, getting 49,000 votes. >>> on the funny side of things, nbc news anchor brian williams sat down with funny man david letterman to talk about the election in a serious way. >> this was a campaign targeting really specifically targeting reading the census, going after a demographic, the engine room in chicago with all these mass whizes deciding how do we win this thing? they went after specific groups, counties, neighborhoods, precinct captains. this was math. it was ground game. >> last night, though, south park had a different explanation for how the president won the election. voter fra
the dress michelle obama wore on election night, maybe you recognized it. it's one she's worn twice in the past at a military event in 2010 and first to a holiday party in '09. a source told "people" magazine she was so busy with the campaign, she had no time to think about an outfit for that evening. she reportedly decided to pick that at the last minute. it was a fifth place finish for roseanne barr. no joke here, the comedienne finished fifth in the presidential election, getting...
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you're watching msnbc. >>> well, the youth vote was crucial for president obama's election victory. the president won the votes of 18 to 29-year-olds by a margin of 67% to 37%. so how will young voters wield their power? joining me heather smith, president of rock the vote, and matthew siegle, co-founder and president of our time, a group representing the interests of young americans. good afternoon to both of you. >> good afternoon. >> the youth vote was especially important in critical battleground states. this is according to a think tank here. ohio, florida, virginia. they would have flipped from obama to romney without the support of young voters. at least 80 electoral votes depended on young americans. matt, how can young voters translate their power at the ballot box to power in the halls of washington? >> well, i think that's a great question. and for one, we need to realize that there is a lot more than just voting, and that by all means, the real work begins now both in reading the news and understanding how it affects our life. but secondly, in making sure our politicians
you're watching msnbc. >>> well, the youth vote was crucial for president obama's election victory. the president won the votes of 18 to 29-year-olds by a margin of 67% to 37%. so how will young voters wield their power? joining me heather smith, president of rock the vote, and matthew siegle, co-founder and president of our time, a group representing the interests of young americans. good afternoon to both of you. >> good afternoon. >> the youth vote was especially...
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that's something that got president obama elected. remember when he first gave a speech in 2004 at the democratic convention he said there's no liberal america, there's no conservative america, there's the united states of america. he's going back to that argument and the terrible storm sandy the hurricane actually helped him make that argument because he got praise from two republican governors of new jersey and virginia for his efficient handling of the relief effort after that storm. so it's helping him make the case that he can bring the country together even though most his critics say he failed to do that. >> that's interesting. here's the thing. even if the president is re-elected, it's not as if the house is going to change dramatically in terms of its makeup, he'll still have a narrow margin in the senate. how will he go about doing that? how does he bring about that change? >> right. one of the things you might actually see here and you pointed to that is that this could be a status quo election if in fact president obama is
that's something that got president obama elected. remember when he first gave a speech in 2004 at the democratic convention he said there's no liberal america, there's no conservative america, there's the united states of america. he's going back to that argument and the terrible storm sandy the hurricane actually helped him make that argument because he got praise from two republican governors of new jersey and virginia for his efficient handling of the relief effort after that storm. so it's...
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hey, barack obama, i just dropped my absentee wall lot ba the mail. couldn't wait for election day. love you, mo. the pidea of president obama losing ohio could cause some democrats to fraek out. the consequences would be map changing. early on "morning joe," mark halperin talked about how the president's lack wlus ter performance in the first debate put ohio in play and gave mitt romney more ways to 270. >> if governor romney is able to win the three southern states of the nine toss ups, and ohio, he's not favored in ohio, but he's now got a position to win, that gets him to 266. if he can take ohio, and i talked to two democrats now who think it's possible that the president's position in ohio will erode to such an september that he could lose it, means all governor romney would need to do would be win one of those five toss ups in yellow and that's a huge change. that map gives governor romney the electoral college advantage that the president has long enjoyed. >> we'll get you to ohio in a second. joining me from the debate site is co-chair of the obama re-election campaign and
hey, barack obama, i just dropped my absentee wall lot ba the mail. couldn't wait for election day. love you, mo. the pidea of president obama losing ohio could cause some democrats to fraek out. the consequences would be map changing. early on "morning joe," mark halperin talked about how the president's lack wlus ter performance in the first debate put ohio in play and gave mitt romney more ways to 270. >> if governor romney is able to win the three southern states of the nine...
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even from the president obama election team to the envy of wealth. is it something the american public wants to hear? those working hard and struggling in this country? >> where mitt might slip up, might. he had a great night last night. he overstates what he did at bain. when he says he created 100,000 jobs, he's got capital venture investments with businesses they did control. more than 90% of their activity was leverage buyouts, companies they did control. combining those that they did control. >> the mission statement of the company itself is to make money for its investors. it's not job growth. that might is have been a by-product but that was not the end game. >> and what they did, in leverage buyouts you buy that company by putting it in deep debt and then you try to pay off the debt. and the way you pay it off typically is starve the company from people, workers and captain tal investment and in the short-term, you increase profits and pay off the debt and in the long-term it hurts the businesses. and that is why those companies went bankrupt
even from the president obama election team to the envy of wealth. is it something the american public wants to hear? those working hard and struggling in this country? >> where mitt might slip up, might. he had a great night last night. he overstates what he did at bain. when he says he created 100,000 jobs, he's got capital venture investments with businesses they did control. more than 90% of their activity was leverage buyouts, companies they did control. combining those that they did...
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i think the obama campaign did a wonderful job. this was a close election. the romney campaign did a pretty good job of getting everybody together. but obama's organizing -- we make fun of him being a community organizer, but it came in handy for his campaign. i think the republicans have to understand that change in the country. and they've got to do a better job of not only communicating but coming up with better policies. i would say to ron's point, the republicans will have to cooperate early on. you have the fiscal cliff. they're going to want to get a deal on that and taxes. they're really going to have to get a deal very quickly, i think, on immigration reform. because the longer this hangs over the head of republicans, the harder for them to make inroads with the hispanic community. >> we saw with the president winning 93% of black voters, 71% of latinos. and also married women and young voters. mitt romney 78% of white evangelicals. ron, i want to ask you. the party going forward really needs to shake this off, regroup. but if they are the party of
i think the obama campaign did a wonderful job. this was a close election. the romney campaign did a pretty good job of getting everybody together. but obama's organizing -- we make fun of him being a community organizer, but it came in handy for his campaign. i think the republicans have to understand that change in the country. and they've got to do a better job of not only communicating but coming up with better policies. i would say to ron's point, the republicans will have to cooperate...
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>> i think the democrats are not as enthusiastic as electing obama as they were in 2008. i think more will vote for romney. >> i know how big a deal it is to get two college students on a saturday afternoon. i do appreciate your time. thank you so much. >> thank you. go gators. >> that is something we can all agree on. whoever said there were no free rides? or was it lunch? what's the big idea next. >>> seth carney works boston area renaissance fairs, haunted houses and night clubs. he hawks from his bone shop cart. he hooks, engages and sells through performance and mirroring customer temperament. [ male announcer ] do you have the legal protection you need? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to turn for your legal matters. maybe you want to incorporate a business you'd like to start. or protect your family with a will or living trust. legalzoom makes it easy with step-by-step help when completing your personalized document -- or you can even access an attorney to guide you along. with an "a" rating from the better business bureau legalzoom helps you get personal
>> i think the democrats are not as enthusiastic as electing obama as they were in 2008. i think more will vote for romney. >> i know how big a deal it is to get two college students on a saturday afternoon. i do appreciate your time. thank you so much. >> thank you. go gators. >> that is something we can all agree on. whoever said there were no free rides? or was it lunch? what's the big idea next. >>> seth carney works boston area renaissance fairs, haunted...
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after the election, and barack obama won re-election pretty handily, as it turned out, after the republicans threw everything they had at him, after mcconnell said his top priority, as barney frank mentioned a few moments ago was to make barack obama a one-term president, wasn't to fix the economy, it was to make barack obama a one-term president, obama took all of that, he won. there was a sense in washington, among some people, i guess, i would call them sort of naive people, that the republicans might have learned something from that and might come to the table. but i'm afraid that, chris, they've learned precisely the opposite, that they're just going to double down in their opposition and that's what we're seeing so far with the failure to have a resolution to these fiscal cliff negotiations. john boehner -- >> but mitch mcconnell did reach ute to the president. do you see that as posturing, we're doing our best, or do you think the republicans are serious and feeling pressure about making a deal? >> i don't think they feel that much pressure. i think they feel -- they feel a little bit
after the election, and barack obama won re-election pretty handily, as it turned out, after the republicans threw everything they had at him, after mcconnell said his top priority, as barney frank mentioned a few moments ago was to make barack obama a one-term president, wasn't to fix the economy, it was to make barack obama a one-term president, obama took all of that, he won. there was a sense in washington, among some people, i guess, i would call them sort of naive people, that the...
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re-election campaign. nice to see you. we know the attack ads from republicans are going to be coming fast and furious, but the fact is gas prices are high. americans feel it in their pockets, especially with spring fever, the summer driving season coming, and this constant reminder, daily for some, as they go to the pumps to fill up. how serious of a political problem will this be for the president if the right can pin gas prices on president obama? >> what makes this election different is not only do you have republicans attacking the president, but we have oil and gas executives spending millions on the air, trying to maintain their subsidies. they're currently charging taxpayers $4 billion a year for subsidies. mitt romney and the republican party wants that continue, and we're not going to sit on our hands when they try to distort the president's record. domestic oil and gas production has gone up. we're on an eight-year high with the president, and our reliance on foreign oil imports is at a 16-year
re-election campaign. nice to see you. we know the attack ads from republicans are going to be coming fast and furious, but the fact is gas prices are high. americans feel it in their pockets, especially with spring fever, the summer driving season coming, and this constant reminder, daily for some, as they go to the pumps to fill up. how serious of a political problem will this be for the president if the right can pin gas prices on president obama? >> what makes this election different...
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virtually next and neck, the man running president obama's re-election campaign said it could all come down to these eight states. this afternoon, we are going to focus in on the two states. wisconsin and colorado. where the race is especially critical for the campaigns. first, topping our political headlines, new numbers out of a different swing state, florida. showing a very tight race there, tampa bay "times"/"miami herald" poll shows one point separates president obama and mitt romney. that of course, within the poll's margin of error. meanwhile, former president bill clinton making news today. declining to rule out whether his wife, secretary of state hillary clinton will be making a bid for the white house in 2016. >> i just don't know. she's an extraordinarily able person. i never met anybody i thought was a better public servant. but i have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do. >> president obama, president obama back in washington today after a pair of campaign events in wisconsin, saturday, at a fundraiser, the president criticizing mitt romney for describing 47% of ameri
virtually next and neck, the man running president obama's re-election campaign said it could all come down to these eight states. this afternoon, we are going to focus in on the two states. wisconsin and colorado. where the race is especially critical for the campaigns. first, topping our political headlines, new numbers out of a different swing state, florida. showing a very tight race there, tampa bay "times"/"miami herald" poll shows one point separates president obama...
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he presents zero contrast with barack obama on the major issues of this election. this part of the season santorum has not endorsed snorm mitt rom? he's haunted by the rhetoric and is still frightened by a true candidacy of mitt romney? >> no. that's some of the campaign literature you send out and try to raise money off of. that was something sent out way before he decided to get out of the race but it was sent third-class mail and is there now so it was a little late. but, look, mitt romney and rick santorum are going to try to get together in the next month or so, have a conversation. i do know for a fact an endorsement will be one of the topics discussed. but of course there's no guarantee that an endorsement comes out of that meeting. it's just a conversation they're going to have. rick santorum won 11 states. he won more counties across this country than all the other candidates combined. he has an obligation to the delegates and also to the people who voted for him to push forth his conservative agenda and try to have an influence on mitt romney if he eventu
he presents zero contrast with barack obama on the major issues of this election. this part of the season santorum has not endorsed snorm mitt rom? he's haunted by the rhetoric and is still frightened by a true candidacy of mitt romney? >> no. that's some of the campaign literature you send out and try to raise money off of. that was something sent out way before he decided to get out of the race but it was sent third-class mail and is there now so it was a little late. but, look, mitt...
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and how should president obama's election team ramp up their political strategy? >> i think april is going to be a good month for mitt romney. there are a number of northeast states that have their primaries. he should win wisconsin. will probably lose pennsylvania. the president has to feel pretty good about his prospects right now. if you look at head-to-heads, he's doing well at the national level and key battlegrounds. mitt romney's done everything he can to shoot himself in the foot with a lot of gaffes. >> newt gingrich third in louisiana. political options going forward, what are they? >> not much. he really can't hold on much longer. his campaign's already in debt although he has super pac funding, that can't keep him going on the campaign trail. pretty soon it's going to hurt his potential future earning power. >> susan, perry, doug, thanks to all three of you. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> right now in the supreme court, arguments over the president's health care law. we'll get an update for you from a lawyer inside that court. >>> plus, tiger roars
and how should president obama's election team ramp up their political strategy? >> i think april is going to be a good month for mitt romney. there are a number of northeast states that have their primaries. he should win wisconsin. will probably lose pennsylvania. the president has to feel pretty good about his prospects right now. if you look at head-to-heads, he's doing well at the national level and key battlegrounds. mitt romney's done everything he can to shoot himself in the foot...
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one is to show you how president obama could win the election without either florida or ohio. first, a little lay of the land here. everything in gray is what we at the political unit say is a pure swing state. for right now, for instance, we have iowa, which will be a battleground state leaning romney and wisconsin. this is basically the hispanic path. this is obama sweeps the western swing states. look where that leaves him. it leaves him at 242. if he also takes new hampshire, a state that, frankly, is pretty likely to lean that way, all -- suddenly, and pennsylvania, you sit there and you look, all the president needs is one of these four, ohio, florida, north carolina, virginia. throw in virginia and actually you could take away new hampshire. romney, who of course has a vacation home there, he could win new hampshire. he's still not there. he could win florida, north carolina, ohio. he would be seven short. the president would be at 275. again, without either florida or ohio. now, let me show you something -- what i call the kerry/gore trap that romney may find himself i
one is to show you how president obama could win the election without either florida or ohio. first, a little lay of the land here. everything in gray is what we at the political unit say is a pure swing state. for right now, for instance, we have iowa, which will be a battleground state leaning romney and wisconsin. this is basically the hispanic path. this is obama sweeps the western swing states. look where that leaves him. it leaves him at 242. if he also takes new hampshire, a state that,...
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also, this was the first election where you had the top of the national ticket in president obama running on a campaign with the groups that also supported and, and, third, the groups fighting against marriage equality and the groups fighting for marriage equality, the upper hand shifted. >> okay. >> and the group fighting for it really changed their attitudes and ads and presented the case in a way that really got through to voters. >> funding an organization, it sounds like. >> yeah. >> all right. chris, thank you so much for spending some time with you. >> thanks a lot, craig. >>> up next, what can you learn from playing basketball with the president? espn's andy got to do just that. he's done it a couple of times now. is he going to tell us what it's like on the other side of the break. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! [ male
also, this was the first election where you had the top of the national ticket in president obama running on a campaign with the groups that also supported and, and, third, the groups fighting against marriage equality and the groups fighting for marriage equality, the upper hand shifted. >> okay. >> and the group fighting for it really changed their attitudes and ads and presented the case in a way that really got through to voters. >> funding an organization, it sounds like....
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how that will affect him in the general election. but the point is right now, the people have spoken. rick has decided it's time to coalesce conservatives. and this is how politics works. if it's not your time, it's obviously mitt romney's time. we'll do everything we do to show that he's the better candidate to lead this country than president obama. polls have shown that he's more qualified to deal with the debt and deficit than president obama. as we traveled across the country on the campaign trail, people want to repeal obama care, they want to see someone create jobs and work to rein in spending. recent polls have shown that they have faith mitt romney is capable of doing that. >> they had a nice conversation yesterday. they have a tremendous mutual respect for each other. there was a quick conversation yesterday about suspending the campaign. but details of how rick will work to help mitt romney to secure this nomination will be ironed in the weeks to come. he'll coalesce conservatives and join the romney team and take on and
how that will affect him in the general election. but the point is right now, the people have spoken. rick has decided it's time to coalesce conservatives. and this is how politics works. if it's not your time, it's obviously mitt romney's time. we'll do everything we do to show that he's the better candidate to lead this country than president obama. polls have shown that he's more qualified to deal with the debt and deficit than president obama. as we traveled across the country on the...
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>> do you know that mccain beat obama on election day, and obama got it in early voting. >> things can change overnight with a great debate performance, but again, mark hallprin, time is running out. >> he's still behind in too many places to win. he doesn't have as of today an obvious electoral college path, and he's not going to make it up on the ground with enthusiasm anymore. >> let's bring it kristen welker at the white house for you. by the end of the mow, 30 states are casting early absentee ballots, that includes five battleground states. is the president's team confident they can keep governor romney from closing the gaps as we see in the polls as of today? >> good morning, alex. i think the obama team is confident but they're cautious. they're six weeks until election day. that's a lifetime when it comes to politics. folks have already started to turn out for early voting. we have a graphic of what we've seen so far. it shows that obama campaign supporters are actually leading right now in terms of voter turnout as compared to romney supporters. i've spoken with officials wit
>> do you know that mccain beat obama on election day, and obama got it in early voting. >> things can change overnight with a great debate performance, but again, mark hallprin, time is running out. >> he's still behind in too many places to win. he doesn't have as of today an obvious electoral college path, and he's not going to make it up on the ground with enthusiasm anymore. >> let's bring it kristen welker at the white house for you. by the end of the mow, 30...
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the election is not over. john said the same thing. that said obama's ahead by nine points in ohio. i mean romney's going to have to convince them that they're telling pollsters to change their mind and come back to either undecided and then to romney, which is really challenging this late in the game. >> 41 days to go. we shall see. thanks to all of you, all three of you for sticking around for our abbreviated power panel. again, my thanks. so back with new efforts to vote this election. the congressional black caucus has launch add new campaign at informing voters on what they need and need to do to cast their ballots. and it's not only voter i.d. concerns. some 16 people are purging people from their voter polls. a member of the congressional black caucus, sir, it's good to have you here. explain to us more about the efforts and your efforts to get voters ready for these new laws. what are you all doing exactly to explain the needs what voters really need when they show up? >> first of all, thank you so much for having me. look, we have decided that in spite of the fact that we t
the election is not over. john said the same thing. that said obama's ahead by nine points in ohio. i mean romney's going to have to convince them that they're telling pollsters to change their mind and come back to either undecided and then to romney, which is really challenging this late in the game. >> 41 days to go. we shall see. thanks to all of you, all three of you for sticking around for our abbreviated power panel. again, my thanks. so back with new efforts to vote this election....
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might look like. >> if barack obama is re-elected, what will the next four years be like? one, the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two, 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three, taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four, energy prices will continue to go up. >> and news today of a florida company urging its 1,300 employees to donate money to the romney campaign, suggesting their jobs may be at stake if he loses. not the first time we heard about that. in an e-mail obtained by msnbc's "up with chris hayes," the ceo of aeg software solutions writes this, "i'm encouraging everyone to go to the romney for president website and contribute as much as you can to his campaign for president, up to the maximum of $2,500 per person. we need to elect a fiscally conservative president and vice president and stop this ridiculous government spending." now, in his statement to "up with chris hayes," asg says that it's a privately held company and its publications are intended to be informative, not coercive. more on these stories
might look like. >> if barack obama is re-elected, what will the next four years be like? one, the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two, 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three, taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four, energy prices will continue to go up. >> and news today of a florida company urging its 1,300 employees to donate money to the romney campaign, suggesting their jobs may be at stake if he loses. not the...
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four months to go until the election and decisions are made, but there new cash concerns for the obama campaign. the read out of a call made by president obama obtained by the daily beast for the top 2008 donors to give through the max. the president said in 2008, everything was new and exciting. now i'm the incumbent president with gray hair and change is hard when you have an obstructionist republican congress. >> kristin welker and why does the president feel like he needs to make this call. is it based on the fact that the romney camp was able to raise over $6 million in such a short period of time after the supreme court decision on health care. >> one of the components and that phone call echoes a lot of the conversations that i had with some of president obama's top campaign adviser who is say their biggest concern this election year are the super pacs. the great unknown. the great wild card in this election year. if you look at the fund-raising so far, by some accounts they outpaced democratic super pacs by a margin of 3-1. don't forget, thomas, that in may just last month or t
four months to go until the election and decisions are made, but there new cash concerns for the obama campaign. the read out of a call made by president obama obtained by the daily beast for the top 2008 donors to give through the max. the president said in 2008, everything was new and exciting. now i'm the incumbent president with gray hair and change is hard when you have an obstructionist republican congress. >> kristin welker and why does the president feel like he needs to make this...
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they didn't just dislike barack obama. and i haven't seen that. i really haven't seen that much this month. and it's changed. people are excited about the candidate. you're seeing him making inroads with suburban women in the poll and i think that's what's making it so close. >> all right. that's a big distinction not just out because they don't like the president but they actually do think that mitt romney is the candidate that they personally like him. john, as we look at the romney political director rich beeson saying that nevada has been the toughest nut to crack and he also points, though, to some hopeful signs including winning early voting two days in a row in washoe county which includes reno where governor romney was there earlier this week, and he is pinning big hopes on the rural counties, what do you think of that? >> i think all of that is true, thomas, but comparing 2008 which was a landslide wave election especially here in nevada where john mccain essentially abandoned the state and did not campaign here is a fool's errand for rep
they didn't just dislike barack obama. and i haven't seen that. i really haven't seen that much this month. and it's changed. people are excited about the candidate. you're seeing him making inroads with suburban women in the poll and i think that's what's making it so close. >> all right. that's a big distinction not just out because they don't like the president but they actually do think that mitt romney is the candidate that they personally like him. john, as we look at the romney...
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most popular, president bill clinton, a big campaign asset for the obama re-election campaign. other people on the right would say he's become a like the depending on the language used. in the 60s. 66%. why that so high? >> equal almost to his wife hillary clinton, secretary of state, whose ratings are high. the clintons are in right now. he's become a global rock star, really. his global initiative, considered one of the most remarkable things an ex-president's ever done. i recently moderated a session of all the nobel laureate it's in chicago. dalai lama there, gorbachev, on and on, but the superstar was bill clinton. he took everybody by storm when he ent empd the room. former bush, herbert walker bush, people like him. a world war ii veteran. he's the one along with reagan who oversaw the breakup of the soviet union it happened on his watch. >> quickly, not a part of this poll, we look at how people are feeling about our current president. president obama currently at 56% in his favorability ratings, higher than mitt romney especially among the younger voters, younger ameri
most popular, president bill clinton, a big campaign asset for the obama re-election campaign. other people on the right would say he's become a like the depending on the language used. in the 60s. 66%. why that so high? >> equal almost to his wife hillary clinton, secretary of state, whose ratings are high. the clintons are in right now. he's become a global rock star, really. his global initiative, considered one of the most remarkable things an ex-president's ever done. i recently...
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if this were the last presidential election, the one of hope and change, obama would have to dump him for sure. but now the president is fighting for his political life and they will do what they all do, fight to win. whether it's in an alley or a mud pit. do you think they think this is what they need to do? that's what the biden and obama ticket represents. do you think they are painting a good enough vision for that instead of droning on? >> to respond to that, barack obama is not fighting for his political life. he's working hard every single day on the behalf of the middle class and is looking for the opportunity to have positive change for all americans on the economy and on health care and securing the future for young people in this country. as it relates to the kind of vision that came out of this campaign, they made it clear the president continues to double down on his investment on clean energy. we're going to do all we can to make sure young people have opportunities through investing things like pell grants that romney and ryan would basically x out in their budget. we'r
if this were the last presidential election, the one of hope and change, obama would have to dump him for sure. but now the president is fighting for his political life and they will do what they all do, fight to win. whether it's in an alley or a mud pit. do you think they think this is what they need to do? that's what the biden and obama ticket represents. do you think they are painting a good enough vision for that instead of droning on? >> to respond to that, barack obama is not...
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election. >> political instincts really count here. ladies, thanks so much. i appreciate your time. >>> and as romney tries to rebut president obama, the state of the union will make an argument as government as the great equalizer. in kansas last month he called this a make or break moment for middle class america. >> i believe this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules. >> joining us now is nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker. with a viewing audience of millions expected for this evening, this is the president's chance to make an argument for re-election, so is the main task to reassure americans that the state of the union is strong in light of a slowly sluggishly rebounding economy? >> reporter: i think so, thomas. and it's also going to be to basically create a stark contrast between the president and the entire republican field. by the way, it doesn't hurt that mitt romney released his tax
election. >> political instincts really count here. ladies, thanks so much. i appreciate your time. >>> and as romney tries to rebut president obama, the state of the union will make an argument as government as the great equalizer. in kansas last month he called this a make or break moment for middle class america. >> i believe this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules. >> joining...
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it's clear barack obama wouldn't the nomination and election because of a stir for a compl-- desire for complete change. there's no way i think a new senator could have won the nomination if you didn't have a popular incumbent and desire to change the mood in washington. one of obama's problems right now people are saying you didn't do what you said. i think without bush in the white house and the mood of d discontent it would have been almost impossible for obama to win. >> since you have watched these debates for many years, not to date you, but you have seen a lot of these presidential debates. what's going to be the headline on october 4th, the day after that first presidential debate in denver where they attack domestic policy? sn>> i'm not great forecasting e futu future. i think a lot of people will resort to cliches. >> that's what we always do. >> quote, there were no knockdowns unless one of the guys punches out the other. who is on the defense is the big question. given the current terrain, the question will be, will mitt romney be able to refocus the country and say, you kno
it's clear barack obama wouldn't the nomination and election because of a stir for a compl-- desire for complete change. there's no way i think a new senator could have won the nomination if you didn't have a popular incumbent and desire to change the mood in washington. one of obama's problems right now people are saying you didn't do what you said. i think without bush in the white house and the mood of d discontent it would have been almost impossible for obama to win. >> since you...
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if you're putting on incumbent, president obama gets 51.4% re-election off his lows of last fall. that will do it for me this hour. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 11 a.m. eastern time. until then you can follow me on twitter @thomasaroberts. "now with alex wagner" comes your way next. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. >>> seven, that is the number of possible outcomes of tonight's iowa caucuses meaning who knows what will happen. tuesday, january 3rd and this is "now." joining me today in iowa, msnbc political analyst and former chair of the rnc, michael steele. here on set, steve of salon.com, s.e. is a columnist with the new york "daily news." the iowa caucus is just eight hours away a
if you're putting on incumbent, president obama gets 51.4% re-election off his lows of last fall. that will do it for me this hour. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 11 a.m. eastern time. until then you can follow me on twitter @thomasaroberts. "now with alex wagner" comes your way next. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain...
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that's assuming president obama wins re-election. three if president obama ends up losing. and that massachusetts case is key because it jumps those three and four numbers to four and five makes it harder for republicans to take control. >> the poll numbers have been tightening. also here, mark, another post watched senate race in the u.s. right now, that's missouri's claire mccaskill against todd akin featuring rape victims. let's take a look at a clip. >> i'm a and a pro-life mother and rape survival. in the hospital, i was offered emergency contraception because of my personal beliefs, i declined. here's what else i believe. no woman should be denied that choice. what todd akin said is offensive. i've never voted for claire mccaskill, but because of todd akin, i will now. >> so how does akin answer to that? >> it's very hard. the good news for todd akin is that missouri is a purchase leaning state, it has been for the last few years. and so if he gets all the republicans to be able to vote for him, he could end up winning. the problem is that controversial legitimate rap
that's assuming president obama wins re-election. three if president obama ends up losing. and that massachusetts case is key because it jumps those three and four numbers to four and five makes it harder for republicans to take control. >> the poll numbers have been tightening. also here, mark, another post watched senate race in the u.s. right now, that's missouri's claire mccaskill against todd akin featuring rape victims. let's take a look at a clip. >> i'm a and a pro-life...
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our political power panel, ted strickland and current coach for the obama re-election campaign and joe watkins, republican strategist and aid to the first bush white house. marco rubio now in romney's corner officially. everybody kind of knew that. there was the endorsement. george h.w. bush making a former endorsement later today in houston. as the party starts to circle the wagon, will voters start to focus lesson the fumbles on more on whether he can better manage the economy than president obama? >> i think mr. romney is likely to emerge as the nominee. he us a deeply flawed nominee. there are questions about his past behavior. why did he have much of his wealth in the cayman islands? the man who wants to be the president of the united states of america. he needs to explain to the people of ohio and to the people of america what he was thinking. i think mr. romney has serious problems in ohio, his opposition to the salvage of the auto industry. i think is a huge problem for him. so i'm ready for this debate to begin. the president is ready for it. the american people will ultimatel
our political power panel, ted strickland and current coach for the obama re-election campaign and joe watkins, republican strategist and aid to the first bush white house. marco rubio now in romney's corner officially. everybody kind of knew that. there was the endorsement. george h.w. bush making a former endorsement later today in houston. as the party starts to circle the wagon, will voters start to focus lesson the fumbles on more on whether he can better manage the economy than president...